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I saw VODT last night at a special showing near Chicago. It was AMAZING. Perhaps the best of the Narnian movies yet. Eustace is perfectly played. You WILL be moved.

Yes, there were huge changes – and the Lewis fan within me was a tad upset, BUT the changes do make sense and for those who have not yet read the book they will certainly work.

Less enchanting than the first film and less raw and intense than the second film it is perhaps the most spiritual and thought provoking of the three.

Please don’t be spoiled by your expectations. This movie is an instant classic and doesn’t let the series down in the least. The first two are among my favorite movies of all time (I’m a 42 yr. old pastor) and this film ranks with them. I hope Hollywood makes more epic films of faith like this. I also hope that Disney regrets there choice to drop the series and that Fox is well rewarded for taking it up.

If Narnia can maintain this level of brilliance then let us hope the entire series gets made!

Great, I read Josh’s review too and now my biggest concern is that the movie will be too rushed. I hate it when they don’t develop scenes well enough. In my opinion, VDT should have been the longest movie of the series (except perhaps for HHB), because it’s an episodic voyage and needs time to explore the subplots. Why should they choose THIS film to trim down to 112 minutes?? Why not SC, or MN? From Josh’s perspective, this movie sounds kiddy and way too fast-paced. And it sounds like they cut out important character and scene development in favor of action and characters that aren’t in the book. Don’t think I’m rejecting the movie–I’m just venting my frustration at the moment. I’m sure I’ll like the movie well enough, and it’s probably better that I lower my expectations before I watch it. I just wish the script writers could work out the pacing issues these films seem to have!
Sorry to be such a pessimist, especially on your very nice post, Moviecynic. Thank you for sharing with us! I bet I’ll feel better later. Still hoping for VDT to be a success. Further up and further in! 🙂

Hey guys, if I heard correctly Reepicheep said "I’ll make a swordsman of you yet." I also think I caught a few other lines that appeared to be coaching tips. Maybe this is a scene where Reepicheep is teaching Eustace how to sword fight. I could be wrong though. -What Might Have Happened-

Boy, I wouldn’t want to fight Reep. He moves too fast!
Hmm, I’m still wondering why Eustace smiles at the end. He seems happy, not annoyed. And I’m almost positive this is before his undragoning. Maybe in the movie it will make more sense.

maybe Eustace (though still a brat at this point) could still be decent enough to take a compliment? I mean, even if brats are such jerks, sometimes they still have moments where they’re ‘frightfully decent’ (said with radio drama Edmund accent) So it could be just that! 😀 I love the scene. It looks great! 😀

Question/Note: If you pause on the second video at 1:39 it says Lashes, Lips, and Complexion. At 1:42 (must be really fast as it’s less than a second), Lucy has a piece (or pieces) of paper in her hand…did she rip the page(s)?

Okay, I couldn’t resist. 😛 LOL Good videos. But I couldn’t really hear the Duel one. Boy, am I going to have to get used to Reepicheep’s new voice. . . .LOL I like how he’s like, "Dance, come on, dance!" hahahahaha. It’s SO Reepicheep. . .

what about a Holo-deck? Then you could live it… and be what character you want 🙂 Just don’t let the safeties go off! 🙂 (lol, seen WAY too many Star Trek episodes)

Man, I WISH Holo-decks existed. I’d so play Narnia, LotR, and How to Train Your Dragon: ‘this is amazing! The wind in my— CHEAT SHEET!’ I can feel the wind right now. And I can tell you this; I’d be playing Dawn Treader like crazy! 😀

yes, it’s a sci-fi thing. You ARE the character you chose (you dress up in costume, have the props) then there are holo-emitors that project light to enduce an illusion of a scene/set/place (i.e. you could dress up as Lucy on Dawn Treader and program the computer to play that ‘story’; then the holo emitors project the light for that story and it gives the illusion that you’re in that place. It also gives the illusion that you’re moving (sometimes) when you’re not actually going far (like being on one of those treadmills))

But the holodeck is really just an illusion of light. You touch the sets, objects that are emitted by the holo emitors and your hand passes through them. It’s basically living the movie yourself and you can do it however many times you want.

That is rather astonishing considering the ice palaces {where this was filmed} were only openned on the 12th of this month, and I can’t imagine them being given sneak peeks more than a week before that…

AslansCountry DID post these videos a couple of days ago, but they’re not quite the same thing. These videos seem to be better quality (the Narniawebbers were able to get closer to the TV screens with their cameras/or had better cameras). So yes, AC did film them, but the quality wasn’t as good. I would know, because I made screenshots for the videos AslansCountry posted at http://goo.gl/frEJv and http://goo.gl/UVlR6 (those go to Picasa Web).

*Gasp!* You’re right! Only it’s a bit disappointing with no sign of Rhoop or the Sea Serpent. But the way the water and mist moves subtly is a bit creepy and hints to more sinister things. I’m sure someone else will report it soon.